From in­dus­try to town hall

New function for a robust building

In 2000 we designed a new building for an electronics company to house their R&D, production, stock, and administration. When the city of Allerød bought the building in 2004 they asked us to perform the transformation to town hall.

The original two-storey building is 6,000 m² it has a square plan and simple structural system in steel with concrete decks and glass facades.

The transformation from high-tech industry building to new town hall proved simple demanding little intervention. In just a few months the former storage space for cables and it-equipment was altered to become the present day council chamber and a service portal for inhabitants.

A few new counters and closed meeting room boxes were established. That was basically the intervention.

Houses that do more

'From industry to town hall, like that! A childhood dream came true. Of buildings that could something else and more than what the brief had asked for. General usability is the fancy term. In the beginning, the open plans were received with some reluctance and trepidation. Now they are loved by most.'